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Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Template
A BIA tells you what to recover first and how fast. Use these interview questions with each process owner, then record the answers in the spreadsheet to set recovery time and recovery point objectives.
Key terms
MTPD
Maximum tolerable period of disruption — the point where impact becomes unacceptable.
RTO
Recovery time objective — target time to resume the process; must be shorter than MTPD.
RPO
Recovery point objective — maximum acceptable data loss, measured in time.
MBCO
Minimum business continuity objective — the reduced service level acceptable during disruption.
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